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May be useful when you are trying to interpret a photograph. The post The correct sequence for wearing Orders and Decorations appeared first on The Long, Long Trail .

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On 19 July 2019, I submitted a case to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for the recognition of the grave of Edward The post Edward Rowan: case for naming a grave appeared first on The L...

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My first ever visit to this part of France was in 1991. I had been on a business trip to Brussels and The post The liberation of Landrecies appeared first on The Long, Long Trail .

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This article draw on the vast resources of the photographic archive of the Imperial War Museum to illustrate the varying and changing The post Visualising the trenches appeared first on The L...

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This is a commonly-asked question. Fortunately, the answer is relatively straightforward, and understanding it all can greatly help a researcher when interpreting The post Why does my soldier ...

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This article is adapted from my report into the military service of Alexander Duff Cameron, written for a private client in 2022. The post Fatal wound near Hill 60, a Canadian story of 26 July...

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This article is adapted from my report on William Boardman Weston, completed for a private client in October 2022. How William came The post 8th Lincolns captured in “Swan Trench” at Gomme...

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The 1st Lovat’s Scouts Yeomanry served in Gallipoli, Salonika, and in (from 1918) France, but the regiment was represented in France from The post Lovat’s Scouts Sharpshooters appeared fi...

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Look out for my chapter in the forthcoming book, “London Pride: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921” to be The post London Pride: look out for my chapter appeared fir...

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At 9.50am on 10 September 1916, an explosion rocked the area of the Bassin Loubet at Boulogne in France. Men had been The post Man killed, four wounded by a single shell – 60 miles from the ...

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